I’ve felt it pretty well all my life: a connection to those around me. It must be the same for others, I often ponder…after all, we humans are social creatures. Time and circumstance lay the foundation, fruitful soil, allow bonds to form — not always, but frequently enough — something more than shared experience, Common …
Arrived
Sometimes it’s an attitude, sometimes it’s a physical destination. Sometimes it’s an acceptance, sometimes a long sought-after goal. Regardless, you’ll know when you get there. And it’s super important to recognize the realization, recognize the milestone when you’ve crossed over the line. Realize, recognize, you’ve arrived.
Lessons
Plan ahead. Make a list. Insist on the list. Check the list. Check the list again. Be patient. Insist on that of yourself; suggest that to those around you. Don’t sweat the small stuff (timeless lesson, learned and repeated over and over and over again). Appreciate the simple things around you. Roll with it. Be …
Reset
Some time to reset, just be more simply me. Not a business guy, not a supply chain guy, not worried about the forecast and the plan. Only want to pay attention to the weather forecast, and to those around me, closely. My kids, some time to just be together, not worry about everything else. Just …
Hugger
I’d say I’m a moderate hugger; not too extreme, but definitely willing and able. I hug my kids, my family, my friends, sometimes even my co-workers. Im not gender biased, guys or gals, doesn’t matter, makes no difference. I enjoy the connection, the feelings conveyed, the humanity of it all. Bring on the hugs, GOOD.
Thick
Man I gotta say it was thick the other day. Thick in the morning traffic, thick in the evening traffic, thick in between at work with one thing after another, this and that and the other thing, Thick thick thick, When you’re in the thick of it, double down on you, the things you know, …
Measure Twice, Cut Once
An old adage a friend of mine repeated to me when he was a journeyman carpenter a long while back: “Measure twice, cut once.” It means when cutting boards while making something, best to measure where you are supposed to cut twice before actually making the cut, since you really can’t take the cut back …
Nine Minutes
It takes about nine minutes for the coffee to brew. From the time you push the button ON, and the water starts to heat, nine minutes. In those nine minutes the crackle of the heated water through the tube, the fragrance of fresh coffee wafts down the hall, that first sip just moments away. Nine …
Part 2, Discipline Versus Motivation
Turns out it’s not so bad; at least for a couple data points. Woke up, day up, cleared my head, got going. Funny, I told a couple buddies about this situation, They recommended I immediately turn on the light and I said an emphatic NO; I like it when it’s dark as I wake up …
Discipline Versus Motivation
Not my comparison, but one I heard recently as discussed by retired Navy SEAL and now leadership business coach. He’s a HUGE advocate and believer in discipline. In one discussion of comparing discipline and motivation, he talks about one of his classic examples, getting up early. Willink is typically up between 330a and 430a, every …
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